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Ed Sheeran announces first solo U.S. tour

Ed Sheeran has booked his first-ever headlining tour in the U.S. The British singer-songwriter has announced new dates across North America, on the heels of the release of his single, "Sing" and an appearance on "Saturday Night Live."

The trek is set to kick off in Seattle on August 22nd and will hit arenas in cities like Glendale, Philadelphia, Boston, Nashville and Chicago before wrapping up in Toronto on September 18th. It marks his first major visit back to the U.S. since traveling with Taylor Swift on her "Red" tour last year.

The dates will follow the release of Ed's sophomore album Multiply, which drops on June 23rd.

Meantime, the singer-songwriter also may have let it slip to TMZ that he has a collaboration in the works with rapper Rick Ross.